People always like speed, and it often involves setting various records. This can be applied to cars, planes and other means of transport, as well as to a very small flying object like a drone.
The previous drone flying speed record was set in 2017, namely 263 km/h, which representatives of the Drone Racing League managed to achieve with their drone prototypes. However, these attempts are very dangerous, because the high speed puts a lot of stress on both the electric motors and the batteries, which can cause a fire.
Therefore, the new record was set in a desert and uninhabited place in Arizona. This is achieved with a specially tuned XLR V3 drone. It has a special chassis in which electric motors and electronics are located in vertically oriented aerodynamic cones. The weight of the drone is 490 grams, which is almost half that of the Drone Racing League prototypes.
In order for the record to be officially registered, two flights must be made in opposite directions, which thus allows to reduce the effect of the headwind and to obtain a more appropriate speed result. The average maximum speed for both flights is then taken. Therefore, the officially recorded speed in the Guinness Book of Records will be 360 km/h, but in reality the maximum one-way speed was 379.3 km/h. The existing record has been improved by almost 100 km/h. There is a video from the drone driver’s point of view where it doesn’t look that fast.
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